So, I showed my Mom a portion of the quilt top I’ve sewn together and she says, “Isn’t that too big for your bed?… because, if it is, it’ll fit perfectly on mine.“… hahahaha
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Alicia Merrett…
I just happened to stumble upon the contemporary art quilter Alicia Merrett on YouTube and watched her tutorials about sewing curvy lines. I use to think that they were hard to sew (i.e. making the edges match)… but after watching her, it actually doesn’t look so complicated. I want to try it myself and I think I’ll use this techniques for the Rossie’s Kelp/Brunkrissla Remix Quilt (Quilt 02) that I’ve been thinking about doing.
I also did a search on Google and found her website, www.aliciamerrett.co.uk, which show some beautiful contemporary quilts. I especially like her Mapping Earth and Mapping Earth 2 Quilts on the Mapping and Recording gallery page.
Here are the three video I watched:
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Getting Ready for Lola Celay’s Burial…
So today is the day. It is Lola Celay’s burial day. We are getting ready now and getting ready to go to the mortuary.
Last night, we had the viewing and rosary at the mortuary. It was mixed feelings. It was sad to see Lola in the coffin, but it was very nice to see all the people, both relatives and friends, come to pay their respects to Lola Celay.
My relatives told me that I was saying the eulogy and at first I didn’t want to say it, because I didn’t have time to prepare and I didn’t know what to say… but once the time came at the end of the rosary to give the eulogy, it felt good to share how I saw Lola Celay and tell everyone how thankful I was to her.
After the rosary, my Aunt’s cooked tons of food for everyone. Pancit, Dinuguan, Kare Kare, more Pancit, Menudo and other tradition Filipino foods that Lola loves. It was hectic trying to fit everyone into that small section with the food, but it was so nice to see everyone enjoying the food, meeting each other after a long time apart and talking about Lola. Lola’s viewing really brought together so many people.
Marcela Caparas Encarnacion – Viewing and Funeral
Marcela Caparas Encarnacion
January 31, 1912 – July 9, 2011
Viewing and Rosary
Viewing: Wednesday, July 13, 3pm to 9pm
Viewing: Thursday, July 14, 11am to 9pm
Rosary: Thursday, July 14, 7pm
Lima Family Santa Clara Mortuary
466 North Winchester Boulevard
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Funeral Mass
Friday, July 15, 10am
St. Justin Catholic Church
2655 Homestead Road
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Goodbye Lola Celay…
Marcela Caparas Encarnacion
January 31, 1912 – July 9, 2011
Lola Celay, we love you… may you rest in peace…
Lola…
This evening when me and Nanay were at the laundromat, we got a call from Auntie. She told us that Lola Celay is in the hospital and the doctors only gave her about 24 hours to live. Of course Nanay was shaken and we rushed home to eat dinner and head over to Santa Clara to visit Lola.
When we got there Lola was on the bed, she was asleep and Uncle says that she doesn’t respond anymore although she did respond a bit when Uncle asked her if she wanted to eat. They said she had a routine checkup today, but when the test results came in, the doctors said she had a heart attack on Friday and that her body is shutting down. Auntie said that when they were getting her ready to go to the hospital, she hardly could walk anymore like before and her legs were swollen and heavy.
It’s so sad to see Lola having a hard time breathing and I admire Uncle and Auntie for taking care of her since she was diagnosed with Dementia.
Lola is no longer on any medications and although they rehydrated her with I.V., she’s no longer eating. Uncle says that once her body starts shutting down, the doctors will give her Morphine to help with her pain, but that’s pretty much it.
We love you Lola and may God bless you!
4th of July Fireworks at Marine World Collage
Hope you had a safe and happy 4th of July!
Sewing Machine Recommendations?
After sewing on my cheap small Michley sewing machine (see above) for a while, I’m considering getting a simple, but less toy-like machine. My Michley LSS-505 a pretty decent sewing machine for the price ($35); it gets basic stuff done, it’s super easy to carry around (only about 5 lbs.) and can run on batteries (no need to plug it in)… but I think I want a faster machine that can handle thicker fabrics (or more layer like in a quilt) and be able to attach a 1/4 inch or walking foot.
Any suggestions or recommendations? What sewing machine do you use?